Smart Child, Bad Grades: Answers about Struggling Children

Why do children struggle in school?
When my parents and I first opened our learning center in 1997, I thought we would encounter a large variety of problems. In order to “diagnose” these problems, we used thorough, nationally recognized achievement tests in multiple subjects, putting children through hours of testing. The results usually showed that the child was operating below par in several areas, if not all. Were these poor kids just cursed with low IQ?
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For the Love of Learning: About Morrow Learning

It’s hard to know where to begin with this story. I guess it has to start with my mother. She knew she wanted to be a teacher from the second grade and never wavered from her mission as an educator. Read more...

"Spot" Tutoring and Other Ineffective Solutions

You can get “spot tutoring” almost anywhere. By “spot tutoring,” I mean the kind that’s aimed at getting the student through that one class (or one semester) without failing. But, whether you’re getting help from a college student, a teacher, or a franchise, it can be like tossing money down a bottomless pit. Read more...

Time and Tuition

When a student can read, he moves from being a dependent learner to an independent learner. Grades generally go up across the board. My goal is to be the last private tutor you’ll need (at least until it’s time for higher math).
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Raise Grades and Confidence: Success Stories

Actually, most of the several hundred students my parents and I worked with in reading were success stories, and not because of any great genius on our part. This isn’t brain surgery, after all. In fact, I’ve said time and time again that if schools did what we did, “flunking” would be rare. Read more...